Jamaica Athletics

Games: 15 summer games in 13 countries
Events: 34

Participants: 222 (126 men and 96 women)
Youngest Participant: Sophia Hunter (14 years, 332 days), 1984 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Merlene Ottey (40 years, 143 days), 2000 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Merlene Ottey (9 medals)

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34 Events

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Rk	Event	Participants	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Top Medalist(s)
1	Men's 100 metres	26	1	3	1	5	Lennox Miller (2 medals)
2	Men's 200 metres	21	2		1	3	Don Quarrie (2 medals)
3	Men's 400 metres	28	2	2	1	5	Herb McKenley (2 medals)
4	Men's 800 metres	10		2		2	Arthur Wint (2 medals)
5	Men's 1,500 metres	3
6	Men's Marathon	2
7	Men's 110 metres Hurdles	10
8	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	12		2		2	Winthrop Graham and Danny McFarlane (1 medal)
9	Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay	34	1	1		2	10 athletes with 1 medal
10	Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay	44	1	1	2	4	Michael McDonald and Greg Haughton (2 medals)
11	Men's High Jump	2
12	Men's Long Jump	5		1		1	James Beckford (1 medal)
13	Men's Triple Jump	2
14	Men's Shot Put	1
15	Men's Decathlon	2
16	Women's 100 metres	19	1	5	3	9	Merlene Ottey (3 medals)
17	Women's 200 metres	20	2	3	5	10	Merlene Ottey (4 medals)
18	Women's 400 metres	18		2		2	Lorraine Graham and Shericka Williams (1 medal)
19	Women's 800 metres	5
20	Women's 1,500 metres	1
21	Women's 80 metres Hurdles	2
22	Women's 100 metres Hurdles	8
23	Women's 400 metres Hurdles	9	2	1		3	Deon Hemmings (2 medals)
24	Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase	2
25	Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay	31	1	1	1	3	4 athletes with 2 medals
26	Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay	33	1		2	3	3 athletes with 2 medals
27	Women's High Jump	5
28	Women's Long Jump	8
29	Women's Triple Jump	3
30	Women's Shot Put	2
31	Women's Discus Throw	1
32	Women's Javelin Throw	1
33	Women's Pentathlon	1
34	Women's Heptathlon	1

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